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Salary: USD 88,875 - 133,313 / annual
OneTrust is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join the R&D Operations team in Atlanta. OneTrust's mission is to enable innovation through the responsible use of data and AI, providing an AI-Ready Governance Platform that unifies regulatory intelligence, automation, and connected governance workflows.
In this role, you will oversee a diverse portfolio of R&D projects and programs, serving as a strategic partner to leadership and stakeholders. Your key responsibilities include:
**Portfolio Oversight**: Assume accountability for a portfolio of projects advancing R&D objectives. Navigate between high-level strategic oversight and detailed project management, intervening as necessary to ensure alignment and facilitate adjustments. Serve as a strategic partner leveraging industry knowledge to inform decisions.
**Performance Metrics & Reporting**: Develop and implement robust metrics and measurement frameworks to assess program and project effectiveness. Regularly report on KPIs, providing insights and recommendations for improvement. Collaborate with R&D leaders to align initiatives with business strategy and drive tangible outcomes.
**Strategic Leadership**: Foster strategic alignment among R&D teams and stakeholders, ensuring cohesive progress toward R&D and company objectives. Offer thought leadership on issues impacting program success (scope, timeline, quality). Serve as a trusted advisor providing clear guidance when obstacles arise.
**Problem-Solving & Clarity**: Guide R&D transformations essential for achieving program objectives with awareness of immediate and long-term implications. Offer informed recommendations on program dependencies that could impact other initiatives.
**Risk Management**: Maintain oversight of portfolio and project risk exposure, ensuring risk communication, escalation, and mitigation plans are established and executed.
**Talent Development**: Embrace servant leadership, actively fostering growth and development across individuals and project teams. Provide opportunities for professional advancement and mentoring on industry best practices.
You will spearhead operationalization of strategic programs aligned with quarterly and annual initiatives, achieve quantifiable outcomes while upholding scalability and quality, and contribute to enhancing project management methodologies and tools. You will foster a culture of accountability and standardized practices, serving as a catalyst for collaboration and motivation across departments.
**Requirements**:
- Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in project/program management, with a track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver strategic initiatives
- Proven ability to influence executive leadership and establish clear expectations for major cross-functional initiatives
- Successfully employed organizational change management practices to drive business outcomes
- PMP certification or equivalent preferred, demonstrating commitment to professional development and alignment with industry-recognized best practices in Agile project management
**Preferred Qualifications**:
- Program management experience from ideation/planning through execution and delivery of SaaS solutions as part of a software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Experience and strong familiarity with Agile (Scrum) development processes and application of Agile principles within program/project management
**Required Competencies**:
- Adaptability: Thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments, embracing ambiguity and demonstrating agility in navigating complex challenges
- Communication Proficiency: Excels in conveying information clearly to leadership and stakeholders, adept at setting expectations and identifying misalignments; capable of engaging in critical conversations across diverse stakeholders
- Influential Leadership: Skillfully facilitates buy-in at all levels by leveraging data, metrics, and understanding of business drivers, program/project impact, and individual motivations
- Expertise: Comprehensive understanding of portfolio and project management best practices with strong organizational skills for managing complex initiatives
- Growth Mindset: Driven by continual pursuit of personal and professional development, exhibiting entrepreneurial spirit, sound judgment, and adeptness in navigating complexity
- Problem-Solving: Consistently exhibits sound judgment, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving abilities, readily adapting to new challenges
- Collaboration: Highly collaborative team player who navigates diverse personalities, fosters productive relationships, and shares insights from project experiences
- Outcome Orientation: Takes ownership of individual and team success, modeling integrity and accountability in all interactions
